From PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Thu Nov 14 06:51:58 2002 Received: from cherry.ease.lsoft.com [209.119.0.109] by dpmail10.doteasy.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.13) id A88EFF50084; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 06:51:58 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <11.007D5BF4@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 9:38:07 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 4587 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:29:58 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 9351; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:28:52 -0500 Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com [204.127.198.38] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 320) via TCP with SMTP ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:28:51 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com Received: from VALUED1171C649 ([12.208.65.179]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021114142745.JTCV11439.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@VALUED1171C649> for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:27:45 +0000 References: <013301c28be3$a18bdc90$1801a8c0@johnspc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <000801c28be9$fed5cae0$b341d00c@VALUED1171C649> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:27:43 -0600 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: rad0 Subject: Re: [EE]: file structure - beyond the FAT To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU X-RCPT-TO: Status: R X-UIDL: 277600461 X-Evolution-Source: pop://mailinglist%40farcite.net@mail.farcite.net/ X-Evolution: 000006b5-0000 this link to a project may be of some help to you http://www.barrymichels.com/ide/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walshe" To: Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: [EE]: file structure - beyond the FAT > Does anyone know, or have pointers to, how a file is stored on a FAT > formatted disk (IDE or CFlash in IDE mode). I have all the information I > need on the FAT(16 or 32) but I cannot find that last step that describes > how the file itself is structured. I believe it is in a linked list form but > I cannot find a description of how this is deciphered. > Basically I'm trying to figure out how I can create/modify a file on a > Cflash that can later be read by an application on my PC. Initially the > application would create the file on the cflash which is then moved to a > handheld device. I wish to add data to that file on an ongoing basis via the > handheld unit, and at the end of the day just remove the cflash to my PC > for the last bit of work. > > The overall application is to create a handheld GPS based mapping unit > specific to the needs of Orienteering maps( what I do when I'm not working > with pics!) . As a project it does indeed cover a lot of bases. At the > moment it is making its way from my head to paper(CAD!) so if anyone has any > comments please shoot ahead. > > Slan > John > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics